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1) According to a survey, Small and Medium Scale Businesses (SMBs) in the UK are being subjected to over 10,000 cyberattacks per day which could cost them £4.5 billion on an annual note. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) survey which included SMBs from Scotland says that over 1 million businesses operating across the UK […]
US and NATO Satellites are vulnerable to Russia and China Cyber Attacks
All these days we have seen nations like US and UK criticizing other countries like Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran for launching cyberattacks against their national infrastructure. But now, new research conducted by a defense think tank says a different story. It’s believed that US and NATO command and control systems are themselves opening […]
How dating app vulnerabilities can put enterprises at risk
Vulnerabilities in dating apps can not only put enterprises at risk but also could jeopardize enterprise BYOD models says a survey conducted by Kaspersky. The study made by the Russian Cybersecurity firm has examined 9 such apps and came to the conclusion that they are susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks putting sensitive info at risk. Security […]
Online streaming services were cyber attacked 30 billion times last year
Research conducted by Akamai Technologies reports that online streaming services witnessed data breaches over 30 billion times last year. This includes those companies streaming video and music content to online users. The American Content delivery and Cloud services provider’s study named State of Internet/Security: Credential stuffing: Attacks and Economies- Special Media Report states that the […]
Cyber Attacks cause financial amercement and reputational damage to SMBs
Switzerland based insurance company Chubb says that cyber attacks can cause financial amercement and ruin the reputation of small and medium scale business on a permanent note. The recent report published by the cyber insurance provider says that on an average business face a loss of $400,000 which might push an SMB into doldrums forever. […]
US Government Shutdown made NASA vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Recent US Government Shutdown which lasted for almost 35 days is said to have put the employees of NASA to extreme cyber risks. Yes, you’ve read it right! The shutdown not only failed to pay the employees the salary but also stalled several critical science missions and exposed them to cyber threats launched by the […]
Security in our Mobile Phones is extremely weak say CheckPoint experts
Security experts from the CheckPoint Software Technologies, the Israel based cybersecurity firm say that the security factor in our mobile phones is extremely weak making them vulnerable to cyber attacks in a big way in 2019. Tony Jarvis, a Security Evangelist for Asia Pacific region, CheckPoint Technologies said that the vulnerability scale in the year […]
US Shutdown makes government websites vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
US shutdown has started to show its repercussions on many of the official websites in the United States leaving users vulnerable to cyber attacks, say cybersecurity experts. The websites which are vulnerable include US Department of Justice, The Court of Appeals and NASA and a few portals related to the Utilities & municipalities operating in […]
Webcams, computers, and phones hit by cyber attack every 5 minutes
Netscout, a Massachusetts based cyber security services provider has discovered in its research that Webcams, computers, and smartphones are hit by cyber attacks every 5 minutes before a new device gets added to the network. The study says that the attacks were similar to that of Mirai; a malicious program that caused mayhem in 2016 […]
Weapons systems of Pentagon are vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
As news reports are pouring in that all those computing devices manufactured in China and imported to countries like US and UK are having spying tendencies, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) decided to audit all its computer networks including that of the Pentagon. This includes all IT equipment operating in the server farms of […]
